TAOS — Every wood chip, bark strip and beam at Olguin’s Sawmill and Firewood is put to use. The scraps of bark-covered wood left behind from making vigas, latillas and beams are cut into firewood.
According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry are roughly 33 times more likely to die from a workplace injury compared to those in other civilian occupations. In Oregon, the ...
FILE - Climbing assistant Lawrence Schultz ascends the Three Sisters sequoia tree during an Archangel Ancient Tree Archive expedition to plant sequoia seedlings on Oct. 26, 2021, in Sequoia Crest, ...
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting ...
On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the immediate expansion of American timber production. Within the executive order, it's said that increased production of timber, ...
“Maine’s forest products industry has long supported good‑paying jobs and helped grow local economies across our state,” Collins said in a statement. “Loggers are at the heart of that industry, but ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March aimed at revitalizing America’s timber industry by increasing logging on federal lands, streamlining permitting, and reducing regulatory ...
Another dozen future members of Maine's logging industry are training this summer in a joint program of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine and Northern Maine Community College. The ...
President Donald Trump's executive orders to bring "attacks" on the American logging industry to a halt by stifling timber imports and ramping up domestic production are receiving praise after trade ...
(The Center Square) — Maine's congressional delegation is pushing to create a disaster fund for the nation's forestry products industry to help offset financial losses from increasingly violent storms ...